Plan Your Visit

We invite you to visit us at the City Museum in downtown St. Louis and explore the thousands of animals on exhibit. Below you will find a list of our hours, information about admission into the Aquarium, and a map of the World Aquarium.

Aquarium Hours

Fall/Winter Hours (September 2, 2014 through mid-March)

Monday-Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday-Thursday: 9am-5pm

Friday-Saturday: 9am-11pm

Sunday: 11am-5pm

Spring/Summer Hours (mid-March through Labor Day)

Monday-Thursday: 9am-5pm

Friday-Saturday: 9am-11pm

Sunday: 11am-5pm

Special Holiday Hours

Christmas Week to New Year’s Week

Sun, Dec 21: 11am-5pm

Mon, Dec 22: 9am-5pm

Tues, Dec 23: 9am-5pm

Wed, Dec 24: 9am-3pm

Thurs, Dec 25: Closed

Fri, Dec 26: 9am-11pm

Sat, Dec 27: 9am-11pm

Sun, Dec 28: 11am-5pm

Mon, Dec 29: 9am-5pm

Tues, Dec 30: 9am-5pm

Wed, Dec 31: 9am-5pm

Thurs, Jan 1: 9am-5pm

Fri, Jan 2: 9am-11pm

Sat, Jan 3: 9am-11pm

Sun, Jan 4: 11am-5pm

Mon, Jan 5: closed, return to regular winter hours

Thanksgiving Day: Closed

Christmas Day: Closed

Easter Sunday: Closed

Open Monday Holidays 9am-5pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

President’s Day

Memorial Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Admission Information

General Admission (Age 3 and up)
$7.95 per person in addition to the basic City Museum admission of $12.00 per person (The World Aquarium is located within City Museum and visitors are unable to see the World Aquarium without paying admission to City Museum.) $6 Military Discount (with Military ID) 9am-5pm every day (Sundays 11am-5pm). Admission is $6 per person after 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays.